INTRODUCTION

What if I told you that seaweed offers a lot of innovative and untapped opportunities for your packaging, our planet, and its people?

That’s what the company Notpla has explored with success with their all compostable and seaweed-based packaging portfolio such as edible bubble of water, oil, or juice, as well as paper boxes, food sachets, and films.

In this episode, I had the pleasure to interview Sébastien Bregeaud, the director of manufacturing at Notpla. He has worked for many years in packaging and sustainability with big brands. I enjoyed how Sébastien highlighted the importance of designing for the application and the context.

You will learn about

• the amazing seaweeds’ properties;
• new forms of fully compostable packaging and coating without traditional plastic or PLA;
• and some key points in terms of tech, education, and partnership.

Ready to dive into the seaweed subject for packaging?

RESOURCES MENTIONED AND RECOMMENDED IN THIS EPISODE

• "My Octopus Teacher" on Netflix: Craig Foster, a filmmaker, forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
• The book published in 2022: "La révolution des algues" ("The seaweed revolution") by Vincent Doumeizel, a Senior Advisor in Ocean & Food at the United Nations Global Compact, and the Director of Food Programme at Lloyd's Register Foundation.
• Different organizations to be partner with: The Safe Seaweed Coalition, Canopy, Algaia, and Seaweed for Europe.
• Our reminder to participate in our #FollowingTheMessage contest (in 2022): https://www.look4loops.com/following-the-message-contest
• Sébastien also answered the question formulated in Episode #15: Segmenting 7 motivations to better reach your market by Lindsey Boyle of Circular Citizen.

WHERE TO FIND SÉBASTIEN AND NOTPLA

• The Notpla website: https://www.notpla.com/
• Their social media:
  • https://www.facebook.com/notpla/
  • https://www.instagram.com/notpla/
  • https://twitter.com/notpla
  • https://www.linkedin.com/company/notpla/
• The LinkedIn profile of Sebastien: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastien-bregeaud-9390524/

ABOUT SÉBASTIEN BREGEAUD FROM NOTPLA

Sébastien is a senior R&D and Operations leader with extensive Packaging sustainability and Food & Beverages manufacturing experience. After having spent 15 years in various roles in operations, packaging development, and sustainability in FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) industry, Sebastien joins Notpla on their mission to make packaging disappear.

Passionate about sustainability, and keen to make a positive impact, he is now leading a team of enthusiastic engineers & chemists who create advanced packaging solutions made from seaweed and other natural materials, as an alternative to single-use plastics.

PODCAST MUSIC

Special thanks to Joachim Regout who made the jingle. Have a look at his work here.

I am happy to bring a sample of our strong bonds on these sound waves. Since I was a child, he made me discover a wide range of music of all kinds. I am also delighted he is a nature lover and shares the Look4Loops 'out of the box philosophy'. He is an inspiring source of creativity for me.